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HB 248

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Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Rights and Restrictions - Composting

Sponsor: Emily Shetty (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 459 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a condominium or a homeowners association from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting a unit owner from contracting with a private entity to collect organic waste materials for composting and from prohibiting or unreasonably restricting a lot owner from composting organic waste materials for the lot owner's personal or household use as long as the lot owner owns or has the right to exclusive use of the composting area; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVParry, BenCompost CrewWritten (PDF)
FAVStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVStraughn, KarenConsumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVPlatt, BrendaInstitute for Local Self-RelianceWritten (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVTulkin, JoshlobbyistMD Sierra ClubWritten (PDF)
FAVSamman, AmyMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVSamman, AmyMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVOrtiz, AdamMontgomery County GovernmentOral
FAVNorris-Waldt, LindaUS Composting CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Shetty, Delegate ShettylegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Shetty, Delegate ShettylegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVRichardson, AvaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVShetty, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVShetty, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKatz, RuthCommunity Associations InstituteWritten (PDF)
INFOHumpton, DavidMontgomery Village FoundationWritten (PDF)
INFOEmily, DelegateShettyWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter
FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter